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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The biggest difference I noticed between OB and midwife appointments was that the OB appointments took 5 minutes (sometimes I felt like I spent more time with the vital signs people than with my actual doctor) in the midwife ones would take more like 20 or 30 minutes.

I delivered at Washington Hospital Center for my first with midwife care and when I needed a vacuum assisted delivery they called in and OB to help but the midwife stayed in the room and the OB was very welcoming. They had a very copacetic relationship[/quote]

I’m surprised by this because the WHC OBs seem downright chatty to me. At every visit they have a certain number of things they go over (usually whatever is upcoming (eg glucose test) and then something for L&D like breastfeeding or anesthesia options. I haven’t been watching the clock but I always feel like they spend a lot of time with me and ask more than once if I have questions. I’m kind of struggling to think of what would make the appointments longer.

Idk, maybe with COVID they have more time but I felt the same way about my pre-COVID appointments. [/quote]

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